Myth #1: Thrift stores are dirty places
Actually: Thrift stores are just like regular stores, the only difference being that everything in the store is meant to be recycled by handing it off to someone else. I have yet to go to a thrift store and find a diaper in the dressing room or a bunch of wrappers on the floor, which I have seen at regular outlet malls.
Myth #2: Thrift stores are full of clothes that are out of style and damaged
Actually: Sure, many of the clothes have a few rips, or are missing buttons. This just means that you'll have to put in a bit of work in order to fix it. Regarding whether or not the clothes are out of style: there are a lot of horrible and dowdy clothes people just want to get rid of, but a lot of times you can find very fashionable items that a person either never got around to wearing or couldn't see fitting their personal style.
Myth #3: Thrift stores have no high-end or designer clothing that I can wear to work
Actually: Then you obviously haven't looked far enough. There are plenty of designer clothes in thrift stores. Not usually recent styles, but designer nonetheless; you just have to be prepared to dig for them. I have a pair of Liz Claiborne dress pants I bought at the Salvation Army for $6 as well as a practically brand-new cardigan for $4, same label.
Myth #4: Thrift stores are only for poor people
Actually: First, define "poor". Second, I had no idea that people were only allowed to shop at certain stores based on their income. I prefer thrift stores to regular stores, and I would not refer to myself as poor.
Myth #5: It's too hard to find things
Actually: On the contrary, I find thrift stores to be better organized than other stores. While outlet stores group clothes together by outfit sets or similar style concepts, thrift stores seperate the shirts, pants, and dresses and organize them by color, which I find very helpful. It is not hard to shop at a thrift store: you just have to be prepared to dig!
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